Table 7. Logistic regression analysis of selected variables assessed as determinants of teenage pregnancy among female teenagers in Degua Tembien district, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2015.
(n = 414).
| Teenage pregnancy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Cases | Controls |
COR (95%CI) |
|
| n (%) | n (%) | AOR (95%CI) | ||
| Age group of participant | ||||
| 13–15 years | 1 (0.7) | 32 (11.6) | 0.33 (0.04–2.64) | 0.43 (0.04–4.51) |
| 16–17 years | 12 (8.7) | 127 (46.0) | 1 | 1 |
| 18–19 years | 125 (90.6) | 117 (42.4) | 11.3 (5.94–21.52)* | 16.75 (6.45–43.47)** |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 39 (28.3) | 235 (85.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Married | 97 (70.3) | 34 (12.3) | 17.19 (10.20–28.83)* | 15.91 (7.43–34.04)** |
| Divorced | 2 (1.4) | 7 (2.5) | 1.72 (0.35–8.59) | 1.30 (0.16–10.73) |
| Father's occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 136 (98.6) | 258 (93.5) | 4.46 (1.02–19.60)* | 1.48 (0.20–10.89) |
| Others | 2 (1.4) | 18 (6.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Mother's occupation | ||||
| House wife | 133 (96.4) | 239 (86.6) | 2.19 (0.81–5.94) | 1.52 (0.31–7.53) |
| Others | 5 (3.6) | 37 (13.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Monthly income | ||||
| Below ~$25 | 21 (15.2) | 10 (3.6) | 5.20 (2.10–12.89)* | 23.96 (4.89–117.29)** |
| ~$ 25–50 | 37 (26.8) | 49 (17.8) | 1.87 (0.96–3.63) | 4.91 (1.64–14.66)** |
| ~$ 50–100 | 39 (28.3) | 105 (38.0) | 0.92 (0.49–1.72) | 2.52 (0.90–7.06) |
| ~$ 100–150 | 20 (14.5) | 60 (21.7) | 0.83 (0.40–1.69) | 1.39 (0.46–4.15) |
| Above ~$ 150 | 21 (15.2) | 52 (18.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Watching TV /Listening to radio at least weekly | ||||
| Yes | 54 (39.1) | 145 (52.5) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 84 (60.9) | 131 (47.5) | 1.72 (1.14–2.61)* | 1.42 (0.70–2.87) |
| Time required to reach health facility | ||||
| One hour or below | 79 (57.2) | 187 (67.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Greater than one hour | 59 (42.8) | 89 (32.2) | 1.57 (1.03–2.39)* | 1.014 (0.47–2.17) |
| Maternal history of teenage pregnancy | ||||
| No | 33 (23.9) | 118 (42.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 105 (76.1) | 58 (57.2) | 2.38 (1.50–3.76)* | 4.14 (1.84–9.33)** |
| Knowledge of getting pregnant | ||||
| Good | 65 (47.1) | 174 (63.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Poor | 73 (52.9) | 102 (37.0) | 1.92 (1.27–2.90)* | 1.44 (0.68–3.04) |
| Communication with parents on RH issues | ||||
| Yes | 51 (37.0) | 186(67.4) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 87 (63.0) | 90 (32.6) | 3.53 (2.30–5.41)* | 6.52 (3.12–13.64)** |
*Significant at p≤0.05
** Predictors at p ≤ 0.001